Policy CL3 requires development to preserve local heritage, applying to conservation areas and historic buildings, and the council will resist changes harming their character or appearance.
Plain-English summary of the adopted policy text below. The full text is the rule; this is the gist.
The Council will require development to preserve a cherished and familiar local scene.
To deliver this the Council will:
a. require development to preserve or enhance the area and protect the special architectural or hist
b. resist the change of use of any building where th surrounding area and to its sense of place;
c. resist substantial demolition in conservation area
i. in the case of substantial harm or loss to the achieve substantial public benefits that outwei
ii. in the case of less than substantial harm to t benefits, including securing the optimum viable
iii. the building or part of the building or structur or appearance of the area;
d. require full planning applications in conservation
Heritage Assets – Listed Buildings, S Archaeology 22.3.25
There are about 4,000 listed structures i historic features such as memorials (par private land or within buildings), statues, and historic bollards, post boxes and his of protection, whether listed or not. The b Monuments: the Brick Kiln in Walmer Ro
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Listed buildings and scheduled ancient m inappropriate additions, internal and exte inappropriate use and unsympathetic ne diminish the architectural and historic va
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The setting of a listed building and the su contribute to its special interest. The exte significance of the asset.
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The special architectural or historic inter includes the integrity of the building as a historic floor levels, the structure of the b such as original staircases, original roof identified as being of significance.
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When development takes place to listed reinstate missing features which are con remove additions or modifications that h
as and Historic Spaces
and to take opportunities to enhance the
e character or appearance of the conservation toric interest of the area and its setting;
he current use contributes to the character of the
as unless it can be demonstrated that:
significance of a heritage asset it is necessary to igh that harm or loss; he significance of a heritage asset, that the public e use, outweigh that harm; re makes no positive contribution to the character
n areas.
Scheduled Ancient Monuments And
in the borough. In addition to buildings, local rticularly war memorials, including those on , plaques, coal plates, horse and cattle troughs storic telephone boxes are historic assets worthy borough contains two Scheduled Ancient oad and Kensington Palace.
monuments can be negatively affected not only by ernal alterations, and demolition, but also by eighbouring development. Such changes can alue and detract from their setting.
urroundings in which it is experienced can also ent of relevant setting will be proportionate to the
rest of listed buildings goes beyond appearance. It a whole, the location and hierarchy of rooms, building including foundations, as well as features structures, later additions, and other features
d buildings, it is appropriate to take opportunities to nsidered important to their special interest or to harm the significance of the building.
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Listed buildings are best used for their o become obsolete, sensitive adaptation c
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The standard of workmanship in carrying something that is readily controlled throu importance to the quality of the building, specialists.
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Archaeological remains constitute some borough’s past, but are a finite and fragil should not be harmed, directly or indirec the significance of the remains and the n borough’s past is not needlessly lost. An area where, according to existing inform interest or particular potential for new dis of Tiers 1-3 while all other areas within th Tier levels indicate when there is a need proposed development on the heritage a
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The Borough has two Tier 1 APAs and fi
Proposals Map. Any major development accompanied by desk based archaeolog evaluation. For small developments (tho within APAs and major developments ou should be sought from GLAAS about the assessments and where necessary field London Archaeological Advisory Service As a minimum the Greater London Histo consulted and the heritage assets asses necessary.
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original purpose. Where that original purpose has can be possible.
g out modifications to historic structures is not ugh the planning system. It is, however, of vital , and owners are urged to employ the appropriate
e of the most important surviving evidence of the le resource. Such remains (and their settings) ctly, without clear justification taking into account need for the development, to ensure the n Archaeological Priority Area (APA) is a defined mation, there is significant known archaeological scoveries. APAs have been categorised into one he borough will be regarded as being in Tier 4. d to understand the potential impact of the asset’s significance.
ive Tier 2 APAs which are set out in the t proposal within these areas must be gical assessments and where necessary field ose below the threshold of major development) utside of APAs (Tier 4) pre-application advice e need to undertake a desk based archaeological d evaluation. Guidelines on consulting the Greater e (GLAAS) are available from Historic England91. oric Environment Record should have been ssed using appropriate expertise where
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Policy CL4 Heritage Assets - Listed Buildings, S Archaeology
The Council will require development to protect the scheduled ancient monuments and Archaeological To deliver this the Council will:
a. require all development and any works for altera scheduled ancient monuments and Archaeologi significance of the building, monument or site or architectural or historic interest;
b. resist the demolition of listed buildings in whole o features of architectural importance, both intern
c. require the preservation of original architectural internal and external;
d. take opportunities to:
i. reinstate internal and external features of sp commensurate with the extent of proposed d
ii. take opportunities to remove internal and ext historic significance of the asset, commensur
iii. better reveal or reinterpret archaeological re
e. resist the change of use of a listed building that
f. require any work to a listed building to sustain the strongly encourage any works to a listed buildin by appropriate specialists;
g. require desk based assessments and where nec proposed in Archaeological Priority Areas;
h. require desk based archaeological assessments developments within Archaeological Priority Are Archaeological Priority Areas unless pre-applica London Archaeological Advisory Service that th Living Conditions 22.3.34
The borough’s dense historic pattern of d means that new buildings and extension working conditions of neighbours, with p privacy, noise and disturbance.
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The historic character and dense nature that might be expected elsewhere in mo achieved here. Particular attention need address rising public expectations in rela space. However, implementing living con modern suburban development, could un
Scheduled Ancient Monuments and
e heritage significance of listed buildings, l Priority Areas.
ations or extensions related to listed buildings, ical Priority Areas, to preserve the heritage r their setting or any features of special
or in part, or the removal or modification of nal and external; features, and later features of interest, both
pecial architectural or historic significance, development; ternal features that harm the architectural or rate with the extent of proposed development; emains and discoveries for the local community; would materially harm its character;
e significance of the heritage asset and as such ng to be carried out in a correct, scholarly manner
cessary field evaluation for major developments
s and where necessary field evaluation for small eas and major developments outside of ation advice has been obtained from the Greater his is not necessary.
development and the close proximity of buildings ns need to take careful account of the living and particular regard to natural light, light pollution,
e of the borough means that the living conditions odern developments are most unlikely to be ds to be paid to these matters to attempt to ation to living conditions, including access to open nditions by fixed standards, normally derived from ndermine the Council’s duty to preserve and
enhance the character and appearance taking all factors into account including t of whether a proposal provides reason- a 22.3.36
In assessing whether sunlight and daylig in gardens and open spaces, the Counc Research Establishment guidance, both by new development.
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Issues of daylight and sunlight are most habitable accommodation is limited, or s openings on to lightwells. Mathematical may be an inappropriate measure in the necessary.
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When considering privacy, a distance of rooms reduces inter-visibility to a degree instances in the historic fabric of the boro gardens and courtyards is also importan
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Terraces on roofs of main buildings or ex serious intrusion into the privacy and qui properties. They can, however, provide a
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An overbearing or over-dominant sense of living conditions both inside and outsid dependent on on-site judgment.